I've worked from home for years so I wear whatever I want to be seen in when I go out and about to do errands, etc. Usually jeans, shorts, tops, belts (yes, even at home) and jewelry. Shoes only when I go out. I don't like shoes in the house. I don't wear "sweats" or any "gym" clothes except when I am actually working out. In the early morning, I may not be dressed in more than pj bottoms and tee, but by 8 or so, I typically get dressed, do hair and makeup, etc.

I don't do socks in the house either, but BF does. Here and in Tahoe. I have a slipper wardrobe. Seriously, when BF buys me flannel PJ sets for xmas they often come with matching slippers.
Here in FL I have flip flop type Dearfoam slippers so my feet don't get hot. or I go barefoot.

rabbit - Your cat-clamboring outfit is just too awesome. That is it! I need to remember it for next time I go out to dinner in the ol' neighborhood.

But you realise what this means: Probably when the Rapture comes, the Bay Area and Portlandia will be taken up together to Heaven, along with Seattle... and god forbid, Brooklyn. Hehe.

I wear whatever I need to wear for client meetings, appointments and errands that day - with slippers on my feet. Always hair and make-up done.

The only difference between a stay-at-home day and a going-out-day is that I wear slippers at home, and maybe swap out a blazer or leather jacket for a fleece. I dress like I'm going out every day because it's fun, and most of my clothing is comfy even if I'm just hanging out at home. (I do wear sweatpants and no makeup on Thursdays, though. I don't know why, but I decided that Thursdays are my "nothing" day. But, this is new as of the past couple of months.)

I should point out that for me, "work from home" days are "don't leave the house days". Nobody sees me but my husband. If I'm going to go out at some point I'll change my entire outfit.

Actually this is true generally for me. I ditch my street clothes the minute I walk in the door in favor of loungewear unless I have company. I'll change back if I'm going out later. I only stay in the street clothes if I'm planning to leave in less than an hour.

I work from home, and wear MOTG clothes for the most part (even when it's a "work" day, not a "mom" day). I post my WIW almost every day - my style is quite casual.

Adding to Diana's comment - no one sees me. Just the cat. Honestly, by the time the BF gets home some nights its so late I'm already switched to jammies or pretty close to it. So I do on occasion feel like I'm 'wasting' outfits wearing them on the couch to get cat hair on. I know we need to dress for ourselves, too, but . . .

I love hearing all your answers. Thank you so much.

I know what you mean, Mo. Much of the time, it's just me and the dog. I guess I don't exactly feel like I'm wasting outfits, but I don't want to take chances with my nicer clothing, either by it getting covered in dog hair or possibly getting snagged by a rambunctious doggy. So I wear other things that don't necessarily make me as happy, but are much easier to take care of. Then, I know my good stuff is always available for when I am leaving the house.

Amiable, I've been following your WIWs; your style is often not so different from mine.

I rarely work at home for the entire day, but when I do, I wear a comfy tee shirt and sweatpants or very loose jeans. I usually do partial makeup on the days I'm fully working from home -- that is, I leave off the mascara, but still put on blush and a bit of face makeup.

I go barefoot if it's warm, or wear slipper Uggs if it's not.

I do switch to jammies earlier in the evening than most people, I bet. I've often changed by seven o'clock!

Sorry to hear about your knee, BethL.

Now is your chance to dive into the sporty look!!! Tehehehe! Slip on 'sneakers' are very big at the moment!

Life is too short NOT to wear clothes that make you feel great everyday, BethL! Dressing for your lifestyle is paramount. With a household of rambunctious doggies I'm sure you choose machine washable fabrics with a low 'snag-on-claw' factor (nothing too delicate).

Sometimes even swiping on some lipstick or a spritz of fragrance can make you feel 'dressed'!

I'm afraid I'm a 'dresser' even if I am at home with the boys and have no intention of leaving the house. Sometimes it's as simple as a knit dress with ballet flats and a scarf. Makeup always done, even if it's just foundation, concealer, mascara, blush and lip tint. And usually fragrance.

Have fun!

Because of foot problems I cannot walk even to the bathroom at night without supportive shoes or slippers. Every year I buy a new pair of Easy Spirit Travel Time--I guess they would be mules. I can wear them outside, use them for slippers in the winter, or around the house, but I don't wear them if I am going somewhere. They have enough support and save my feet and my sanity. All colors and even patterns. In the summer I wear sandals.

I am writing a book, biography/history, so I spend a lot of hours sitting in front of the computer most days. Until last summer I mostly wore jeans, sweaters, and in hot weather, simple dresses or skirts. Then I suffered an abdominal injury and learned the joy of yoga pants. I only wear them at home, and I do admit, on long plane trips. I usually run errands most days, so I like to look decent and not to have to change all my clothes--so it's just change yoga pants for clothes.

I've discovered the yoga pants make it easy for me to go off and spend a few minutes stretching or doing some of my exercises if I need to break up an afternoon.

Diana, I SO and TOTALLY agree and do everything that you said! I'm so anti-socks at home too, and to bed? Not a chance. Good thing I only literally work from home once in a while, though I do work at my parent's home office so I think my work environment might even be a step lower

You want honesty? Really?

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I'm with Diana. I ditch my work clothes the second I walk through the door. I even change my watch, and when I had long hair, I took out my nice hair clips in favour of an elastic :).

In winter, when at home I'm in Lululemon " Be still" pants, which are looser almost wide leg yoga pants. And a tee and hoodie, wool socks and Birkenstocks or slippers. I pull on jeans to leave the house, and nicer sweaters etc if I might be shedding my coat. I wish I was as comfortable in jeans, but I'm not. Yet.

Putting tail between legs and shrinking away......

Elizabeth, no shrinking! I shuck nice clothes as soon as I'm home too. After all that's the point of home, a place where you are comfortable and can be totally yourself, whatever feels most authentically 'you' at the time. Sometimes that's dressing up, sometimes dressing down

Beth, so sorry to hear about the complications of your knee and foot. Injuries definitely put a cramp in anybody's style!

I work from home, as you know, and most of the outfits you see me post are "work from home" outfits -- with others (appearances, city visits, outings, etc.) also mixed in .

I used to wear yoga pants and an old sweater or tee. For years. And I felt blah.

Then I lost weight (and needed new clothes) and found YLF and started really thinking about how I want to look and feel.

My first attempts were mostly fails -- I didn't really pay attention to the life I truly lead, so I was buying the wrong stuff.

Over the years I've learned: It needs to FEEL as comfortable as yoga gear (for work at home) but LOOK a little bit fashionable.

It's nothing special -- my typical outfit in winter is a knit (often a turtleneck) layered over a camisole, with jeans (BF or skinnies), a belt, small stud earrings, and socks with slippers. If the sweater does not have a turtleneck, I'll often wear a scarf in mid-winter. If it is really cold I might layer a hoodie or pullover on top of that (or wear a shirt with a pullover layered).

I rarely wear my shoes in the house -- only occasionally if we have guests and are entertaining. That's why BF jeans and skinnies are a good bet. I don't have to be worrying about dragging hems.

In summer, my uniform switches to shorts or a skirt, and a woven top, usually sleeveless. Plus bare feet.

I don't wear a lot of makeup ever, but I typically put on my concealer, lipstick or balm, and fill in my brows a bit even while at home.

If I go out to do errands, I might just add a topper (or toppers -- depending on weather...layering up.) OR I might switch from skinnies to flares.

If I meet a friend or Mr. Suz in the afternoon or evening for food or entertainment, or if I go to a professional appointment, I'm more likely to "dress up" in smart casual. That might mean -- trousers vs. jeans; a blazer or leather jacket; a dress or skirt.

But I don't have "at home" vs. "out of the house" clothes, for the most part. I'll wear the same jeans and sweaters at home and out -- I just tend to add that third element if I am going out, and I might combine the pieces differently.

I tend to wear gear if I am gardening or doing something messy at home. I do keep a few older pieces of gear for those kinds of jobs. I also wear old but still decent cardigans in lieu of a light robe.

I'm with the sweatpants contingent here, although I'm impressed with everyone who puts on "real" clothes.

I don't work from home that often, and it's usually just when the weather's really bad or I'm not feeling great, so I just wear typical lounge stuff for me. Which is usually yoga pants, a t-shirt from a trip or with a funny picture or whatever, a ratty old cardigan, and fuzzy socks in the winter or an old, pilling knit dress in the summer. No makeup. So incredibly glamorous, right? Maybe I'd make more of an effort if I worked from home regularly but, for me, getting to spend a full weekday in loungewear is kind of a treat. I also rush to change into loungewear as soon as I get home from work, so I think I might just have an irrational love of loungey clothes.

I don't usually wear shoes in the house, but I'm also not actively against shoes in the house.

Jeans, nice top, and depending how cold it is, a dressy blazer. I do this because I find it difficult to focus in Jammie's. I don't wear dressy shoes

I worked from home for about three years before I finally stopped taking work i.e. retired Initially I found it hard to get dressed but I realised it was a slippery slope for me. So I purged all my grotty clothes & made a point of only keeping one dirty jobs outfit for summer & one for winter. All my other clothes were good enough to wear in public. This led me to search the web for capsule wardrobes etc. which led me to YLF

The store Foot Solutions has very qualified personnel who may be able to help you. I was thrilled with the service I got even though the store doesn`t carry shoes narrow enough for me. They do carry some very unattractive shoes but a lot of very cute, modern ones too. I was very surprised by their stock. A specialty shoe store might also be able to help you. Sorry I don`t know your market but someplace that carries different widths. They are usually very knowledgeable about lasts, toe boxes, support, etc.
As a lady at home I wear dress pants (was never very comfy in jeans) with a wool turtle, wool sweater coat/heavy long cardigan and wool socks with shoes. I only use my aprons to cook so if it is a cashmere turtleneck then I throw a fleece over it when using bleach or cleaning the toilet. I do though have a favourite boiled wool blazer that is soft and unstructured so more like a cardigan that is past it`s due date but alas I do still wear it at home. It hadn`t been out of the house for two years when last summer it went on a trip with me and I wore it every day. That jacket is made of gold and I`ve never had one that was so perfect for so many diffeent weather/climate conditions both summer and winter. Been trying to replace it for years and years... I tend to wear pearl or diamond studs mostly and a small necklace that I don`t catch on things and break.

I'm with Suz, I don't really have at home clothes that aren't pjs. Several folks here talk about their loungewear and how they change when they get home, but if I did that I'd barely wear clothes! I work at home and I don't like having to take time to get dressed in the middle of the day if I need to go somewhere. (Not that I'm not apt to stay in my pajamas until 10 am occasionally.)

As far as shoes, I've got a pair of fleece slippers from LL Bean with hard soles so that I can go out to the backyard or the driveway if I need to, and they're what I wear a lot of the time. I order a new pair every fall.

I'm a definite sock wearer during the colder months. I get those cotton ragg socks that are thicker than typical socks. Since I'm usually at the computer or otherwise sitting when I'm working, socks or slippers are ok, or just the regular shoes I'd be wearing with my outfit outside the house. (90% of my shoes these days are flat, and all of them are comfortable enough to wear all day...something I've started refusing to budge on as I've gotten older.)

A few years ago I had some issues with plantar fasciitis and started wearing supportive sneakers in the house. I found it helped a lot especially when I was doing something active like cooking or hanging out wash. I should probably start doing that more instead of being barefoot in the evenings.

SAHM here! I wear my crocs. They are slip resistant, and with two kids who love spills, I better wear sensible shoes unless I want a few broken bones!

As about clothes, I have lounge wear capsule. Harems, joggers and leggings rule the day with my trusty tees

What a very special community of women. Thank you so much for sharing in such detail what works for you and your lifestyle. That's the key, isn't it? We figure out what works for us.

You've given me some ideas, as well as validate what I try to do most days. It doesn't really matter what I have on my feet. I'm in my house, for pete's sake. I realize that my sensitivity about my footwear is actually stemming from feeling that maybe I'm slipping a little in the sloppiness level. The footwear just heightens that.

So I'll just aim to be fresher with my jeans and top uniform - I can wear my skinnies and boyfriends instead of the more worn, less flattering jeans. Same goes with my tops. I have all those things in my wardrobe, and, since I spend more time at home than anywhere else these days, I guess I should wear them. I don't really have two wardrobes, but there are definitely gradations.

Suz, thank you so much for going through what you do. I found that extremely helpful. My favorite things to wear are remarkably similar to yours.

Laura, I don't really like changing my clothes in the middle of the day, either. I put on something when I first get up to walk the dog, but then I shower/change at some point after that. My dog and I are out quite a few times during the day, but I slip into outside shoes at the backdoor. That's been my "dog habit" for years and years, so I don't even think about it anymore.

Freckles, I'll definitely check out Foot Solutions - thank you. There's a local shoe store here that carries specialty shoes and is very good at fitting. I also peruse the FootSmart catalog/website and then order from Zappos. Nordie's is good, also. I now have 7 boxes of shoes to send back to Zappos, which I'll do later today, but that's how I found my silly sneakers, to which my podiatrist gave an A+, and two other pairs of shoes that will work nicely.

MsMaven, I'm very sorry to hear about your pain and tribulations. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm writing a book about migraine. I totally get yoga pants. I do wear them myself, especially if I'm going to do yoga or other similar activity. They're great for my physical therapy exercises. I'm as comfortable in well-fitting jeans as yoga pants.

Elizabeth P, Diana, and everyone else who sheds their work clothes as soon as they get home: please don't shrink away. I did the same thing when I was working outside of my house. I couldn't wait to get out of my work clothes! The same goes for wearing loungewear for those rare days when you get to spend the day at home: I totally get that, too! I think that's a totally different calculus. As I said above, it's about what works for our lifestyles.

So many of you reminded me that an "at home" wardrobe didn't need to be mucky or grotty (thanks, caro - I love that word) and could have many variations. Thank you, cciele, Ingunn, Gigi, Von, Gigi, Gennifyr, DonnaF, Ummlila, Mo, MuseumGal, JAileen, texstyle, pastrygirl, fuzzylogic, Aida, MsKatieKat, and Caro.

Thank you again to those on Team Loungewear: ladywone, Linda (milehighstyle), lyn*, Aziphrale, Diana, Aubergine, rabbit, Neel, and Elizabeth P.

Gennifyr, thanks for the reminder about aprons, and, Freckles, thanks for the tip about putting a fleece or something over the top of your clothing when you're cleaning. I think some of my hesitation in wearing my nicer clothes is because I don't want to ruin them. Good ideas. Why these things didn't occur to me, I don't know.

Angie, thank you for giving us the inside scoop! I'm sure I'm not the only one who wanted to know.

Thanks to anyone I missed. This was so helpful to me, and I'm so appreciative of everyone's candor.